South Carolina · County property tax · ACS 2024
Greenville County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Greenville County pays $1,512 a year, an effective rate of 0.51%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,512
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.51%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -24%
- vs U.S. average
- #24 of 46
- rank in SC
The verdict
Homeowners in Greenville County pay a median $1,512 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.51%, more affordable than 83% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,512
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.51%
- Effective rate on median home
- #536 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -24%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($299,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for South Carolina. Population: 548,166. Owner-occupied homes: 152,025.
The median annual property tax in Greenville County is $1,512, which is 21% higher than the South Carolina state average and 24% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.51% on a median home value of $299,000. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
Greenville County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Greenville County's 0.51% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 83%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits above the South Carolina median
Homeowners in Greenville County pay a median annual property tax of $1,512, notably lower than the national median and notably higher than the South Carolina state median. On a $299,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.51% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Greenville County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $76,932 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of South Carolina counties by effective rate
Greenville County ranks #24 of 46 counties in South Carolina by effective rate (48% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Greenville County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Greenville County rose 51.5%, from $197,400 to $299,000. The effective rate fell 20.9% over the same span, a steeper move than in 85% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 19.8%, to $1,512. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,262 to $1,512, a gain of 20%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 48,590 of 152,025 owner-occupied homes (32.0%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 2.0% of median household income. Home values still drive the dollar figure, which is why the ratio above varies widely among counties that share this position.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Greenville County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Greenville County homeowners, 48,590 of 152,025 owner-occupied homes (32.0%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 16.3% (24,788)
- $800 to $1,499 32.0% (48,590)
- $1,500 to $1,999 17.0% (25,839)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.1% (26,027)
- $3,000 or more 15.0% (22,755)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
4,026 homes here (2.6%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how South Carolina handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Greenville County, mortgaged homeowners pay 26% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Greenville County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Greenville County's effective rate is higher than 48% of the 46 counties in South Carolina - ranking #24 of 46.
Where Greenville County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.51% Among the most affordable more affordable than 83% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as South Carolina, a larger bill
The effective rate here sits within 6% of the South Carolina median, yet the median bill runs 21% above it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to costlier housing produces $1,512 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Greenville County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Greenville County | South Carolina Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.0% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Greenville County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · South Carolina counties.
Greenville County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,512 +4.6% | 0.51% |
| 2023 | $1,445 +3.8% | 0.53% |
| 2022 | $1,392 +6.7% | 0.56% |
| 2021 | $1,305 +3.4% | 0.61% |
| 2020 | $1,262 | 0.64% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Greenville County: tax takes only 2.0% of income
Counties near Greenville County's effective rate
On effective rate, Greenville County sits nearest White Pine County (NV), Lincoln County (NV), Maries County (MO).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Pottawattamie County (IA), Virginia Beach city (VA), Stephenson County (IL).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Greenville County: only 8% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 19,690 of 260,910 returns from Greenville County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,018 - 37% of those reporters sat in the $200k+ AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
Other Counties in South Carolina
Greenville County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Greenville County?
- Greenville County, South Carolina scores C+ (62/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is rate relief at A- (0.51%). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What is the average property tax in Greenville County, South Carolina?
- The median annual property tax in Greenville County is $1,512, an effective rate of 0.51% on a $299,000 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Greenville County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Greenville County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.51% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Greenville County?
- Property taxes in Greenville County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $76,932 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Greenville County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Greenville County climbed 19.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,262 to $1,512, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with Greenville County's QUIET rate
Inside South Carolina, Greenville County's $1,512 median bill runs high versus the state median - compare the rest of the state before judging the burden. South Carolina overview →
Income burden is light here: about 2.0% of Greenville County's $76,932 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Greenville County's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.51%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,512/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Greenville County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Greenville County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Hamilton County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Greenville County at $1,512/yr; rate 1.33% vs Greenville County 0.51%.
Zavala County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Greenville County at $1,512/yr; rate 1.53% vs Greenville County 0.51%.
San Saba County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,513/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.90% vs Greenville County 0.51%.
Crisp County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,510/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.08% vs Greenville County 0.51%.
South Carolina county set
State ACS overview for every published South Carolina county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Greenville County stamps QUIET · MID - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Greenville County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.